Pipe hanger



Dec- 2 6 1944- A. J. LOQEPISINGER PIPE'HANGER Filed Aug. 2'7, 1943 I fllbez felloqasiqg fi Izweaafior:

Patented Dec. 26, 1944 PIPE HANGER Albert J. Loepsinger, Providence, R. 1., assignor to Grinnell Corporation, Providence, R. I., a

corporation of Delaware Application August 2'7, 1943, Serial No. 500,285

bottom for spring means 2i] arranged within the 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in pipe hangers. More especially it has to do witha hanger embodying spring means.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple hanger comprising clamping means for attaching the hanger rigidly and unyieldingly to a pipe,-a housing, spring means within the housing, and a tie engaging the spring means and adapted to be connected with a support.

The best mode in which I have contemplated applying the principles of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing but these are to be taken as merely illustrative for it is intended that the patent shall cover by suitable expression in the appended claims whatever features of patentable novelty exist in the invention disclosed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical section, taken as on line l-l of Figure 2, through a pipe hanger embodying my invention; I

Figure 2 is a side view of the same; and

Figure 3 is a plan view.

Referring to the drawing, the hanger com- V prises a plate Ill having on its under side one or more chairs l2 suitably shaped to engage the outer surface of a pipe [4 to be supported, and having one or more yokes l6 which extend around the pipe and have their ends 16a secured to the plate. As shown, there are two such yokes near opposite edges of the plate and a chair intermediate the yokes but this'arrangement could be reversed with a chair near each plate edge and with a single yoke at the middle. By these clamping means the pipe is secured rigidly and unyieldingly to the hanger.

On the upper side of the plate is a housing l8 which ,may have a solid cylindrical wall as shown, or may be formed by upright elements having openings between them. At the outer end of the housing is a flange I8a which serves as a seat or housing.

I have here disclosed merely a simple coiled spring but other spring means could be employed such as a series of nested springs and sleeves comparable to those shown in my copending application, Serial Number 495,007 filed July 16, 1943.

A bearing plate 22 rests against the yielding end of the spring and is suitably shaped to provide a hemi-spherical socket 22a for a similarly shaped end 24a of a tie member 24 extending upwardly through the spring means. The tie as a Whole may comprise an internally threaded sleeve 26, into which the member 24 is screwed and then secured by a pin 28, and another tie member can be screwed into the other end of the sleeve and secured in any desired adjusted position by a lock nut 32. The upper end (not shown) of this last mentioned tie member can be attached to or connected with some suitable support.

The hanger is simple in construction, compact, economical to build, and can be readily installed where desired.

I claim:

A pipe hanger comprising a tie arranged for connection with a support, a bearing plate carried by said tie, a spring coiled about a portion of said tie with one end engaging the bearing plate, a housing for said spring having at one end an internal radially extending flange engaging the other end of said spring and having at the other end external laterally extending flanges, a pipe-engaging chair depending from said housing intermediate said external flanges, and a yoke having its ends adjustably secured to said flanges for holding a pipe in engagement with said chair.

ALBERT J. LOEPSINGER. 

